"However, I was ultimately at a disadvantage. About two hundred years ago, the Western Continent entered a period of great development. Its people were filled with curiosity about the world, exploring everything they could. Back in the Ancient Times, after I disappeared, the other masters of the Divine Land continued to expel Exotic Beasts and establish their civilization. Most of the severely injured, top-tier Exotic Beasts and their clans left the Divine Land, fleeing to other corners of the globe. The vast majority of them eventually died out, and the Western Continent became the place where the greatest number of Exotic Beasts, both regular and top-tier, met their end."
"As the Western Continent’s age of exploration progressed, they inevitably discovered Exotic Beasts, Rare Beasts, and Holy Seeds. They were astonished by the powerful biological energy of the Holy Seeds, which retained their life force for over a thousand years. They began to study them in depth, but never managed to unlock their secrets. Then one day, the long-dormant Bloodline Species suddenly erupted, suppressed my consciousness, and took action."
"It revealed the specific method for using the Bloodline Species. Afterward, without any need for its intervention, the people who had tasted the great power of the Bloodline Species began to frantically uncover its secrets on their own. Based on the Holy Seeds, they used the flesh of Exotic Beasts to create Bloodline Potions, developing the Western Secret Medicine System."
"As a result, the Western Continent developed rapidly in terms of both productivity and personal martial strength, eventually surpassing the Divine Land. Unsatisfied with their existing lands, status, and wealth, the now-powerful nations began to wage war across the globe. They launched foreign invasions while also fighting amongst themselves to seize more resources related to Exotic Beasts."
Li Zhenyuan said.
"Two questions."
Zhao Xuanqi spoke up. "First, back then, the Divine Land was full of talented people. Why did you venture into danger alone? If you had found a few more helpers, things might have turned out differently, right? Second, if the Bloodline Species is orchestrating everything from behind the scenes, its first target should have been the Divine Land. Yet now the Western Continent seems to be mired in infighting. What is the Bloodline Species’ true goal?"
"The answer to your first question is that I couldn’t. First of all, the Bloodline Species possesses an extremely powerful ability to contaminate. If it had come to a life-or-death battle and there were numerous people attacking it, there’s no telling what might have happened. Taking them with me wouldn’t just have been their doom; it would have introduced unpredictable variables. At the time, with the help of the Transformed Creatures, my power had already surpassed everyone else’s, yet even I was contaminated by it. The Black Flame you endured is a product of its contamination combined with my Martial Dao. You should have some sense of its potent influence."
"Furthermore, according to information I received from the Transformed Creatures, it’s not a good thing for any beings in this world, aside from Reincarnators, to learn of such matters. I don’t fully understand the true reason why, but a certain level of ’awareness’ seems to further expose this world’s ’location,’ thereby attracting more trouble. Similarly, the Bloodline Species cannot reveal its own identity, lest it attract ’gazes’ and trigger unpredictable events."
"As for your second question, it’s because I was restraining it. It was also concerned about causing another violent shift in the world’s fundamental forces. Therefore, the Bloodline Species did not personally interfere with the Western Continent’s development. In truth, there was no need. It only had to keep its watch on the Divine Land and prevent a Divine General from emerging. As long as it did that, there would be no problems."
"Because it is the source of all Holy Seeds, including the entire system of Exotic Beasts. It has a great deal of control over these beings and can interfere with the consciousness within the Holy Seeds. Besides, do you really think the consciousness of an Exotic Beast that left behind a Holy Seed is completely gone after it dies out?"
"No. They’ve merely fallen into a special state of slumber. Once the time is right, they can reawaken, even supplant the host’s mind and live again in this world. They haven’t fully revived yet simply because the conditions aren’t perfect. If they were to awaken now, they would likely face resistance from the host’s own consciousness, putting them in a state similar to the one the Bloodline Species has been in since it occupied my body."
"And the time for their reawakening is actually very close. The spread of war, the chaos in the world, the massive loss of life, and the continued expansion of the Holy Seed System all allow them to gradually recover and strengthen their power. Ultimately, they will fully revive within their hosts’ bodies, replace their consciousness, and completely conquer this world. They might even use this to open some kind of passage and fundamentally change the very nature of this world."
"And the humans who can fuse with Holy Seeds... they are all members of the world’s elite."
Li Zhenyuan said gravely.
Hearing his words, a chill ran down Zhao Xuanqi’s spine.
’This was a truly terrifying conspiracy. If the Bloodline Species succeeded, this world would be irrevocably changed!’
Zhao Xuanqi fell silent, his mind racing.
Even he needed time to process it all; the information he had just received was simply too immense, too shocking.
"You’re running out of time."
"My hold on it is weakening. As the world’s wars spread, its recovery will only accelerate. If we wait too long, once it returns to its peak, the situation will become truly irreversible."
"Even though you’ve broken through to the Divine General realm, you’ve only just reached this state. You’re still no match for it."
Seeing Zhao Xuanqi’s silence, Li Zhenyuan paused for a moment before speaking again.
Zhao Xuanqi didn’t argue; he knew Li Zhenyuan was right. His previous breakthroughs had been easy because he had already reached those realms in a past life. Cultivating them again was effortless, and he could unleash his full power the moment he advanced.
But this time was different. He was reaching the Divine General realm for the first time, with no experience to draw upon. He had no idea how to progress from here. The Bloodline Species occupying Li Zhenyuan’s body possessed a realm and strength far beyond that of an ordinary Divine General, and his current predicament was the best evidence of that.
Yet, given the current circumstances, it seemed he had very little time left. It was uncertain if he could even survive this immediate trial.
"Do you have any suggestions?"
Zhao Xuanqi asked Li Zhenyuan. He believed that since Li Zhenyuan had arranged this meeting, he must have come prepared, with some sort of plan in reserve. Leaving the so-called Transformed Creatures in the secret chamber was the best proof of that.
"Leaving the Transformed Creatures behind was a contingency plan. I have always guarded the memories related to reincarnation with all my might, so even the Bloodline Species is unaware of this plan’s existence."
"Originally, if you possessed Transformed Creatures, you would have already read the information I left within them and understood everything. I never imagined you didn’t even have them. Before, when the Bloodline Species was observing you from the shadows, your rate of growth astonished even me. I was certain you must have Transformed Creatures by your side. But this just proves how exceptional you are. In my time, even with the help of Transformed Creatures, my own growth couldn’t compare to yours."
"Next, I will renounce my ownership of the Transformed Creatures and hand them over to you completely. What I’ve left inside them may be of some help to you in your current situation."
Li Zhenyuan said.
"What you left? What is it?"
Zhao Xuanqi asked, puzzled.
"As I told you before, we Reincarnators use the Transformed Creatures to contact the Divine Court and eliminate the ’Alien Source’ across various worlds. We perform a service, so naturally, we should be compensated. This compensation, through the medium of the Transformed Creatures, can be exchanged for things we need."
"And this compensation is referred to as ’Merit’."
Li Zhenyuan said.
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